Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize - a psychologically fascinating story of a mother-daughter relationship. A young woman accompanies her mother to Spain, where she is to be treated at a specialized clinic due to her legs failing her. But is the mother's suffering truly physical, or is she trying to bind her daughter to her? Dr. Gomez is considered an expert, which is why the two Englishwomen travel to Andalusia, where Rose begins her treatment. Sofia, whose Greek father left the family years ago, tries to understand what illness her mother has and where she herself stands. While swimming in the sea, which is full of jellyfish, and during conversations with Dr. Gomez or his daughter, it becomes increasingly clear to her that she must free herself from her mother. When she meets Ingrid, a confident and unconventional German woman living her life on her own terms, Sofia is profoundly impacted.